Photo for Headline Surfer / Federal Judge John Antoon II, (shown here at left) presided over the sentencing of Orlando resident Dany Telfort (shown above), on armed robbery and firearms convictions on March 14, 2025, at the US. District Courthouse in Orlando, Florida. The co-defendant, Nijah Jahni Mitchell, 22, is awaiting federal trial on the same charges. MULTIMEDIA below: Orlando PD bodycam video showing apprehension of the co-defendant Mitchell.
By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
ORLANDO, Fla. – ORLANDO, Fla. – A judge on Friday sentenced an Orlando man to 18 years in federal prison for his role in a string of convenience store/gas station armed robberies across Central Florida.
Senior U.S. District Court Judge John Antoon II sentenced 20-year-old Orlando resident Danny Telfort to 18 years in federal prison for two counts of armed robbery and two counts of brandishing a firearm during and about a crime of violence.
The court also ordered Telfort to forfeit the firearm and ammunition used in the offenses. Telfort pleaded guilty to the charges on Oct. 31.
According to the plea agreement, between March 23 and April 1, 2023, Telfort and his co-defendant, Orlando resident Nijah Jahni Mitchell, 22, participated in a string of nine armed robberies of various convenience stores throughout Central Florida.
During some of the robberies, Telfort entered the store, pointed a firearm at the store clerks, and demanded money from the cash registers. During others, Telfort acted as the getaway driver.
Telfort entered the store, pointed a gun at the store clerks, and demanded the money from the cash registers. During others, Telfort acted as the getaway driver.
Mitchell is awaiting trial. An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty in a court of law.
This case was investigated by the FBI, the Orlando Police Department, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the Clermont Police Department, the Ocoee Police Department, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, and the Oakland Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Megan Testerman.
This case was investigated by the FBI, the Orlando Police Department, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the Clermont Police Department, the Ocoee Police Department, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, and the Oakland Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Megan Testerman.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence and to make neighborhoods safer for everyone.
On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.
Multimedia: Orlando Police bodycam foot chase apprehension
YouTube download / Orlando PD video / Nijah Jahni Mitchell, 22, of Orlando (shown left in Orlando PD mugshot), who is awaiting federal trial for his role in a string of Orlando convenience store/gas station robberies, was apprehended by Orlando Police after he ran from a traffic stop, as shown in this Orlando Police Department body cam footage from April 18, 2023. 
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